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President George W. Bush announces that U.S. and British forces have begun airstrikes on Taliban and al Qaeda targets in Afghanistan.Operation Enduring Freedom begins, after the 9/11 attakcs on the twin towers.
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U.S. airstrikes and ground attacks by the anti-Taliban Afghan Northern Alliance. Which leads to the fall of Kabul.
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suicide bomber blows up a checkpoint at Bagram Air Base, killing around 20. Taliban insurgents claim Vice President Dick Cheney was the target of the attack.
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Violent protests break out in Afghanistan over reports that Qurans were burned at a U.S. military base.
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Two suicide bombers strike a joint U.S.-Afghan military base. Killing 13 and wounding 78 US and Afghani troops.
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Afghan National Security Forces formally take over combat operations.
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President Obama announces that the United States combat mission in Afghanistan will end in December 2014.
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The United States and Afghanistan sign a joint security agreement. That will allow U.S. troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond the previous December deadline to withdraw.
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After 13 years, the United States and NATO end their combat mission with Afghanistan. Obama sends troops back home.